Pryor is still in the NFL’s post-concussion assessment protocol, which calls for “a gradual return to practice and play,” and a continued monitoring of Pryor’s head trauma levels before he can return to full participation in practice.

Jets coach Rex Ryan said Pryor remains cleared for physical activity, but not for physical contact. Ryan said he doesn’t expect Pryor to be available for Saturday night’s intrasquad Green and White scrimmage.

Pryor said that upon suffering his concussion Saturday, he did not think it was a concussion. Of course, as he said, he had never previously sustained a concussion, so you can’t exactly expect him to know what one feels like.

“I didn’t think I had one, but then the trainers told me I had one,” he said. “I had to go through all these different steps with the protocol. I wasn’t thinking it was that serious, but it was a serious issue.”

On Friday, Pryor said it actually was on a punt drill, while he served as the personal protector.

“I just took a shot from one of my teammates out of nowhere, just me relaxing, not being aware of the situation,” he said. “After the snap, the play was dying down a little bit. People had to go full cover, and just out of nowhere one of my teammates backed up into me and I just took a shot out of nowhere.”

Pryor said he does not know which teammate backed up into him, causing the concussion. Regarding the symptoms he has endured, Pryor said, “just bad headaches, not being able to sleep.” Those are going away, though, he said.

“Ever since it happened, each day I’ve progressed in a positive way,” he said.

Pryor said that since he sustained the concussion, he has been put into a dormitory room by himself, rather than sharing a room with a teammate.

Pryor has yet to participate in a full-pads offense vs. defense team period, since the Jets didn’t put full pads on until Saturday. During the first two days of training camp practice, Thursday and Friday, Pryor rotated with safeties Dawan Landry and Antonio Allen in team periods. Pryor is looking forward to getting back into that rotation, as the Jets attempt to determine how they will deploy their safeties this year.

“I want to get as many reps as possible and earn my respect from my teammates,” he said. “But my health right now is a big issue, so I can’t rush back. I’m getting my mental reps and I’m going to the meetings with the team and going over the mistakes they make in practice.”

“Not at all,” he said. “I still have to be myself. I play physical, be aggressive. Just try and make the correct tackle and lead with my shoulder pads. That (concussion) hit came from a shot when I wasn’t looking. I took it out of nowhere. And it was from one of my teammates. So I just have to be aware and just play football how I know I can play football.”